How-To Tutorials for Faculty

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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Information

• UH Systemʻs Generative AI Homepage. Note: This page includes information on definitions, background, limitations and concerns, privacy and security.

  • What Do I Do About Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
  • A Guide for Your Students - How to Use AI Responsibly.

Resources

• AI Resources for Teaching and Learning. – This resource, created collaboratively by the UH Instructional Design Professional Learning Community (ID PLC), covers topics related to AI (i.e., Accessibility, Assessment, Citations & References, Copyright, Educational Considerations, Ethics, Pedagogy, Policies for the Classroom, Prompting, and Tools) along with summaries, key points, and/or recommended use for each included source.

Google

Management

• How to Change Your Display Name in UH Gmail and Laulima.

Sharing Files

• How to Share Files from Your Google Drive.
• How to Share Audio and Video Files from Your Google Drive.
• How to Share Video Presentations from Your Google Drive.

Google Docs

• How to Create a Checklist in a Google Doc: video and step-by-step guide

Google Meet

• Joining a video meeting. .
• Google Meet training and help.

Lamakū

Brightspace Training Resources

• Brightspace Resource for Instructors Training Course
• Brightspace Instructor Tutorials
• Brightspace Community

UH Information and Training Resources

• Introduction to Lamakū
• Knowledge Base: Lamakū Tutorials and Resources (faculty and staff resource)
• Lamakū Updates (weekly)
• Lamakū FAQs

Laulima

Course Management

• How to Set Up Your Laulima Profile with an Image.
• How to Change Your Display Name in UH Gmail and Laulima.
• How To Manage Course Site Tabs.
• How To Copy Course Content from Another Laulima Site (i.e., Import from Site).
• How To Add and Remove Course Tools.
• How To Rearrange, Rename, Hide and Delete Course Tools.
• How To Publish and Unpublish Sites.
• What Do I Do About Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
  • A Guide for Your Students - How to Use AI Responsibly.

Course Content

• How to Copy Content From an Existing Lesson Page.
• How To Share Files from Your Laulima Home Resources Folder.
• How to Embed an Image in a Laulima Text Box.
• How to Add a Clickable Link in a Laulima Text Box.

Narrating PowerPoints

• Is there a good way to narrate my presentations?

Syllabi

• How can I get my online students to read the syllabus thoughtfully -- before the course begins or very early in the term?
• What is a good statement to include in my syllabus to direct students with disabilities to the Disability Services Office?
• Is there one place that lists all of the university policies and service statements?

Course Tools

• Attendance Tool
  • Attendance Tool Guide.
  • Attendance Tool Grading.
• Discussion Tools
  • How can I make sure my students respond to the prompts on Discussion Board only when I want them to respond, not earlier or later?
• Gradebook Tools
  • Help, the gradebook columns have dashes making my students’ grades higher!
• Test & Quizzes Tool:
  • How To Allow Students to Retake Tests and Quizzes.
  • How can I reschedule an exam for just one student?
  • How can I know that the person, who is taking a test, is the very student who registered for the course?
• Tool Menu
  • My students say that the Course Menu is missing. What’s wrong?
  • My student is telling me that the left side Course menu is not visible on their smartphone or tablet, so how do they navigate my site?

Media

Audio

• How to Record Audio on a Mobile Phone - iPhone, Android, and Windows Phones.
  • Examples: An audio lecture, interview, or presentation voiceover.
• How to Record Audio Using Zoom.
  • Record your meeting and save it locally to your computer . The recordingʻs local folder will include an "audio_only.m4a" file. You can then upload and share the audio file from your Google Drive.

Images

• How to Resize an Image for Use in Laulima.
  • Example: Add a profile pic in the discussion tool.

Video

• How to Record and Submit Videos for Class via YouTube.

Miscellaneous

Browsers

• How to Clear Your Browserʻs Cache.

Google and browsers are beginning to block the storage of third-party cookies as a security measure to protect user data.

• Faculty Troubleshooting Guide for Third-Party Tools. .
• Student Troubleshooting Guide. .

Third-Party Tools

Turnitin

• Turnitin resources. including a quickstart guide, users manual, and help center.

VoiceThread

• VoiceThread Setup Tutorials..

Zoom

• How to Enable Closed Captioning and Live Transcripts in Zoom.
• How to Schedule a Zoom Meeting within Google Calendar. .
• How to Schedule Recurring Meetings (such as for Office Hours.) .

Updated 07/10/2024 Updated 04/09/24